Reporter

OSU Oregon State University; United States; On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Part time

Job summary

Oregon State University seeks part-time reporters for the Orange Media Network to pitch, research and produce multimedia stories for The Daily Barometer, Beaver’s Digest, or DAMchic. Students will perform general office tasks and support editors with deadlines and professional conduct.

Candidates should be enrolled in school, able to work nights/weekends, and demonstrate strong writing, communication, and ethical reporting skills. OSU emphasizes equity and inclusion in all content and operations.

Qualifications

• Willing to learn news gathering and fact checking.
• Willing to learn AP style and SPJ Ethics.
• Able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, and breaks.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Strong writer and communicator.
• Organized and reliable.
• Professional under pressure.
• Complete onboarding curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and develop story ideas with news value for OSU community.
• Research and interview sources to produce at least 400-word stories.
• Remain objective and provide accurate coverage.
• Cover breaking news when required.
• Suggest photo/video coverage to enhance online presentation.
• Share stories on social media to reach audiences.
• Attend staff and team meetings.
• Mentor new hires.
• Respond to emails and messages same day.
• Use project management tools (Basecamp, Discord).
• Communicate work status to editors.

Skills

News writing

Public speaking

Research

AP style

Deadline driven

Mentoring

Education

High school student or enrolled in college/university

Tools

Basecamp

Discord

Job description

Department: Experiential Learning & Activities

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

Job Description

This recruitment will be used to fill up to 20 part‑time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Reporters for the Orange Media Network at Oregon State University (OSU). The Reporter is responsible for pitching, researching, and writing/creating multimedia stories for The Daily Barometer, Beaver’s Digest, or DAMchic, including print and online, as required by the editor‑in‑chief of the publications. The Undergraduate Student Clerical Worker performs general office work such as typing, copying, filing, sorting, indexing, reception duties, and accounting tasks.

Position Duties

• Pitches, accepts as assigned and develops story ideas that have news value for the OSU community.
• Conducts research and necessary interviews to produce full stories with relevant sources of at least 400 words.
• Remains objective and provides fair and accurate coverage.
• Pursues news in a timely fashion.
• Cover breaking news as needed.
• Suggests photo and/or video coverage to enhance story presentation online.
• Shares stories on social media to reach audience.
• Attends all staff and team meetings as required by editor(s)-in‑chief.
• Participates in readouts with editors to make any necessary revisions in style or content.
• Able to act as mentors to new hires.
• Respond to emails, messages, team chats and phone calls the same day, professionally representing OMN.
• Ensuring you are using, checking and responding to project management platform (Basecamp, Discord, etc.).
• Proactively communicates work status with editor(s).
• Notify adviser immediately should any ethical, legal, personnel or controversial problems occur.
• Follow all OMN policies and procedures including professionalism and deadlines.
• Ensure designs and content are centered on equitable representation and inclusion, with attention to impact on historically underrepresented and marginalized communities and constituencies.

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career‑readiness skills in the primary areas below: Communication, Critical Thinking, Professionalism.

Qualifications

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard.
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home‑schooling program.
• Undergraduate and post‑baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term.
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*.
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term.
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*.
• *International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full‑time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications

• Is knowledgeable of or willing to learn news gathering and fact checking strategies.
• Willing to learn AP style and work within the SPJ Code of Ethics.
• Able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends and academic breaks.
• Able to meet deadlines.
• Is a strong writer, communicator and comfortable with public speaking.
• Is organized and reliable.
• Is experienced with giving and receiving feedback.
• Able to remain professional and calm when working with difficult individuals and situations.
• Must complete all elements of onboarding curriculum.

Working Conditions/Schedule

Employment is Sept. 8, 2026 through the academic year.

• May require standing or sitting for extended periods and occasional lifting.
• Hours are flexible and may require working nights or weekends depending on events and news.

Salary Range

—

Anticipated Start Date: 2026-07-16

Anticipated End Date

About Oregon State University

Oregon State University is so much more than a job. Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem‑solvers and change‑makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep‑rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide

For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Locations: Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport. Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state‑of‑the‑art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Basic Life
• OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical care insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
• Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.

At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University.

If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process.

You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation.

Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible in the application and search process.

Requests may be directed to the hiring unit, or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at [phone].

See Request an Accommodation Procedures for the OSU policy.

Oregon State University, in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, including TitleIX and its regulations, does not unlawfully discriminate and prohibits discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, including in academic admissions and employment.

The university prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin (including ancestry and ethnicity), citizenship, marital or family status, pregnancy or related conditions, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status / service in the uniformed service, or any other status protected by law or OSU policy.

Inquiries about TitleIX may be referred to OSU’s TitleIX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (link to https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr), or both.

OSU’s TitleIX Coordinator is the Executive Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA).

For information on OSU’s nondiscrimination policy and procedures, including how to report information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under TitleIX, contact EOA by phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], mail/location: 330 Snell Hall, Corvallis OR 97331, or visit EOA’s website: eoa.oregonstate.edu.

Know Your Rights Oregon Family Leave Act: Department of Labor Family and Medical Leave Act: